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A young girl with a rare medical condition has shaved off all her hair for charity - just days after coming out of hospital.

Kelsea Curtis, from Walton, suffers from auto-immune encephalitis which affects her antibodies and blood cells.

The 11-year-old has been in and out of hospital for the past 12 months and shaved her head for the Alder Hey charity on Friday.

Her dad Lee said: “It went really well and Kelsea even persuaded me to shave my hair off too.

Kelsea Curtis who has a condition no one else in the world has, shaved her head to raise money for Alder Hey charity

“We had originally planned to do the head shave in August but Kelsea relapsed again and ended up in hospital.

“Doctors did a plasma exchange on her, where they took out blood and remove the plasma from it and put in a replacement.

“She had five lots of it and finished it last Monday so she wanted to do it as soon as possible.”

Kelsea, who was due to start Broadgreen School this month, can have seizures and becomes confused and weak due to her condition.

Lee, who cares full time for Kelsea, said it’s almost like she reverts back to “being a baby” in her bad spells.

So far there hasn’t been any cure for her ‘one in seven billion’ condition.

Kelsea Curtis with her dad Lee. The 11-year-old from Walton, suffers from auto-immune encephalitis

The 38-year-old said: “Doctors aren’t sure how to treat it or what to treat it with because her condition is that rare.

“Kelsea has had a lot of different drugs and she’s had some chemotherapy, as well. Her hair started to get a bit thinner so she asked me if she could shave it off for the Alder Hey charity. She wanted to give something back.

“If she gets knocked down, she will just bounce back up again. She inspires me everyday and everyone that knows her says shes a remarkable kid.

Kelsea in Ken's Barber Shop in Walton

“She just brushes everything off and gets on with it.”

The head shave took place at Ken’s Barber Shop on Church Road, Walton.